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Farming & the land, 1908

1,333 stories in Murray's papers · page 64 of 67

London Wool Sales. Less Animated. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued yesterday. The proceedings were less animated and the market had [?] tone…

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Jerilderie Butter Factory

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the Directors of the Jerilderie Butter Factory was held on Friday last in the Town Hall. Present: Messrs Steele (chair) Wall…

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Wheat Culture

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 3

Thus Walter L. Taylor & Co. in their “ Fortnightly Review”:— Scientific farming and the economic use of Nature’s bounty is rapidly…

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Wheat Easier

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 3

Tho price of wheat is on the incline, the local quotation yesterday being 3s 6d to 3s 6½ d. According to one of our leading buyers…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 6

Goldsbourgh Mort & CO. report as follows:—Our sixth catalogue of the series totalled 4,478 bales of which including private sales, 4,209 bales…

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Boric Acid in Butter

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 6
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press

Some months ago the Minister of Agriculture approved of the Dairy Expert undertaking a series of experiments to determine the host quantity of boric…

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Special Wheat Prize

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 2

The Corowa P. A., and H. Society is offering very liberal wheat prizes in connection with this season's harvest. Particular are detailed in an…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 6

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wool and Produce Brokes, report as under—A strong wool market is again experienced. Prices are again back to…

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Wool and Stock Reports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 1

THE SYDNEY WOOL AND PRODUCE REPORT 5th December:—Sales during the past week have been held on three days only, and the quantity brought forward amounted to…

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£41,000 Worth of Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 32

The hearing of the application on behalf of Mr. C. F. W. Lloyd, official liquidator of the Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative Society Ltd., for directions as to what…

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New South Wales Butter for South Africa

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 5
Also in The Riverine Grazier

THE attention of the Minister of Agriculture has been drawn to the fact that considerable quantities of butter are arriving in South Africa from the…

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New South Walls Butter for South Africa

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 2

THE attention of the Minister of Agricultural has been drawn to the fact that considerable qualities of butter are arriving in South Africa from the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, December 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. Ltd. report:—Our to-day's sale passed off with prices fully equal to the best rates of the previous week. The selection included many fine haired wools…

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London Wool Sales a Very Good Sale. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 3

The London wool sales were continued yesterday when there was an excellent attendance of home and foreign buyers. A very good sale resulted…

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COMMERCIAL. (Continued from page 4.) Melbourne Wool Sales, Monday, December 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 21

Younghusband, Row, and Co, Ppy. Ltd. continued their wool sales to-day, when they submitted a catalogue of 3303 bales. There was an excellent of buyers, and…

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Dairy Use of Paraffin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 17

Some interesting experiments upon the paraffining of cheese are reported by the Canadian Department of Agriculture Coating the cheeses with paraffin has been…

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Farm and Field Food for Pigs

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 11 December 1908 · page 6

The pig is a universal eater, capable of turning to good use a wide variety of foods. This is not to say that all sorts of food will do so long as they satisfy…

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